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===[[Latin]] buzzwords=== | ===[[Latin]] buzzwords=== | ||
*[[ | *[[cui bono]] | ||
*[[ | *[[contra proferentem]] | ||
*[[ | *[[ipso facto]] | ||
*[[ | *[[mutatis mutandis]] | ||
*[[ | *[[pari passu]] | ||
*[[ | *[[prima facie]] | ||
*[[ | *[[quod erat demonstrandum]] | ||
*[[ | *[[ultra vires]] | ||
===[[Latin]] maxims=== | ===[[Latin]] maxims=== | ||
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Of course, anyone can play that game: anyone, that is, lucky enough to know someone with O-Level Latin, who can therefore make up legal maxims to one’s heart’s content. This can be quite fun. Guess which ones are real and which ones aren’t: | Of course, anyone can play that game: anyone, that is, lucky enough to know someone with O-Level Latin, who can therefore make up legal maxims to one’s heart’s content. This can be quite fun. Guess which ones are real and which ones aren’t: | ||
*[[anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]] | *[[anus matronae parvae malas leges faciunt]] | ||
*[[bonum ovum esse]] | |||
*[[fatum nos privet etiam parvis victoriis]] | *[[fatum nos privet etiam parvis victoriis]] | ||
*[[nemo dat quod non habet]] | |||
*[[non mentula esse]] | *[[non mentula esse]] |